They claim that these last up to 4 hours and glide on easily with no feathering, bleeding or caking. Those claims are all pretty much true!

They do last 4 hours but they aren’t quite as creamy as I would have liked. They definitely feel on the drier side as matte lipsticks will. They feel more comfortable to me with a lip balm under them – after about 2 hours of wear I can feel my lips drying out if I don’t use a balm.

I was able to try 19 of the 20 colors (the only one missing is Wine Room (#906D) and I truly think these are some good lipsticks. They have their faults but what doesn’t?

One of the faults is the whole numbering system. These do all have actual names, however the name is on the protective plastic wrap that seals them closed, so once you tear that off, you are left only with a number on the bottom of the tube. That pretty much drives me nuts! It also made this post difficult because I mixed a few up them up and had to then go back and match the actual names on the website to my numbers.

The tubes themselves are pretty decent for the price. They don’t feel heavy-duty or particularly sturdy, but not cheap or really flimsy either.

Just Peachy is a very pale peach/pink. It actually looks a lot more mod from a distance than up close. It’s very whitened and has a strong 60’s vibe to it. I wish it was less whitened and more peach because I think it would be more wearable then.

Bare It All is a medium/light warm nude. This is a gorgeous nude, not too light or dark, not too pink or brown. I really love this one.

Mauve Outta Here is a medium cool purple/pink. This might be my favorite one because it’s really creamy, a perfect pink/purple color and it’s bright but not TOO bright. Love it and have worn it 3 or 4 times already.

Red Velvet is a bright cool cherry red. If you love blue-based reds, then this one is a really great one. Bright and fabulous.

Smokin’ Hot Pink is a warm medium bright pink. Great pink!

Mocha-licious is a dark warm mocha brown color. I did not think I would like this on me at all but I loved it! I used to wear colors like this from MAC back in the early 90’s (Del Rio & Twig) so this reminds me of those days. 🙂

Cinnamon Spice is a dark brick-red/brown color. I like this one just not on me as much as a darker skin tone I think.

Stoplight Red is a bright cool true red. This is AMAZING, I love it. Love all these reds!

In The Flesh is a medium warm pinky brown color. Another really good solid color that a lot of people can wear.

Think Pink is a cool, pale whitened pink. Another mod one, very hard to pull off and a little chalky.

Coral-Ine is a bright coral red color. This is one of my very favorites ones because it’s a beautiful color and not just another red.

Stoplight Red

In The Flesh

Think Pink

Coral-Ine

Overall:

These are really quite great overall! There are some issue with the more pale colors looking chalky and hard to wear, but most of them have great pigmentation and are really nice colors. If you have drier lips you will definitely want to wear a balm underneath them to keep your lips moist. I mean for 3 bucks, you kind of can’t go wrong!

Availability: Where Wet n Wild is sold

Pricing: $2.99

What do you think about these colors? Which ones are on your list to check out?

43 comments

I own several of these shades and I love them all. You are right about Sugar Plum Fairy: it looks darker in the tube, but when swatched it appears lighter.I took a photo of it and it looked kind of raspberry pink on me. I think I am going to tone it down with some lip gloss.

As I was reading, I started jotting down all the colors I want. Amazinggg collection. Before I go and buy out my local pharmacy, I’m curious how well the color stays. Even with long lasting formulas, I tend to get bleeding onto my teeth (attractive, I know.) Was that an issue with these? Thanks!

I actually mentioned that in the post. They last at least 4 hours or so and definitely no bleeding. For me it was more of a fading in the middle of my lips then I just reapplied it. To avoid the lipstick on teeth issue blot well after applying, especially with reds and dark colors!

Thanks for the swatches! But I’m just curious if these lipsticks have some sort of taste or scent? The brand is not available here and I just want to make sure they are not scented before I order online… Thanks! 🙂

I like these lipsticks (I already own two), even though I have to wear lip balm under them. I just want to say I really appreciate these swatches because they can look a bit different in the tube. I have about 5 more I want now.

I will say, that my biggest annoyance with the packaging is that the bullets don’t twist all the way down; whenever I use them I nick them on the cap!

I adore lipstick! Nothing more exciting than unwrapping a new tube. Love all of these. Price can’t be beat. The swatches do look a bit dry on your skin. Good idea to use a lip balm. I’ll have to try these. Your lips must’ve been sore after swatching all of these!

I’m sad my walgreens never sell rose bud because it is just gorgeous! I was wondering how you got your lips to look so good because I can never get it to look that moisturizing. It always looks a lil dry on me.

These are all gorgeous (and I can actually afford them)! I picked up vamp it up recently (on accident, I meant to grab Cherry Bomb). I have to get Rosebud now. I’m increasingly impressed with Wet n Wild.

VV, you are amazing for swatching all these. I have a couple of these, including the dark Vamp It Up. I bought that one about a year ago. I have fair skin and it is really DRAMATIC. Bare It All looks fabulous on you. And that Spotlight Red. SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! I have to get that one. 🙂

PLEASE tell me how you apply these so perfectly to your lips! I own 4 of these lipsticks after reading such great reviews and I can’t apply them for the life of me. Just Peachy and Think Pink are a chalky blotchy “un-blendable” mess that fails to stick to my entire lip. Let me know what I should do!

Well those two colors you mentioned are definitely harder to apply because they have that whitened chalky look going on. Try applying over a thin layer of lip balm and with a matching colored lip liner. That might help!

Are you wearing liners in the photos of your (perfect!) lips?
If so, would you list brands and colors?
I agree with other remark above that they are so PERFECTLY applied!
Thank you for doing this for us. It’s such a BIG help!

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